Five Star Food Service Continues Growth Opens 400th Micromarket

by Emily Jed

March 19, 2015

TAGS: Five Star Food Service, micro market, vending, Canteen Vending, 365 Retail micromarket, Alan Recher, Five Star micro market milestone, Mark…

School Foodservice Veteran Art Dunham Joins Star Food Healthy Express

by Emily Jed

March 19, 2015

TAGS: vending, Art Dunham, Star Food Healthy Express, foodservice, Pinellas County School, Star Food reimbursable meal vending machine program, Florida…

Vending LED Lighting Entrepreneur Justin Miller Honored As Mover And Shaker

by Emily Jed

March 19, 2015

TAGS: Justin Miller, Cleanlife Energy, vending machine LEDs, Cleanlife employee additions, Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club, Cleveland's Top 25 Under 3…

Lavazza Unveils Compostable Espresso Capsule

by Emily Jed

March 17, 2015

TAGS: Lavazza, 100% compostable espresso capsule, espresso machines, biopolymer, Novamont, Mater-Bi 3G, bioplastic material, organic recycling, EU…

Pepsi Vending Machine Tells Fortunes Dispenses Rewards At SXSW

by Emily Jed

March 17, 2015

TAGS: interactive vending machine, 3D fortuneteller vending machine, Kinect technology, South by Southwest, Pepsi vending machine, Pepsi Beverages North…

Study Suggests Diet Sodas May Contribute To More Belly Fat In Older Adults

by Emily Jed

March 17, 2015

TAGS: diet soda study, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, belly fat, Sharon Fowler, University of Texas Health Science Center A new study…

U-Vend Pacts With National Hockey League

by Emily Jed

March 17, 2015

TAGS: ice cream vending, U-Vend Inc., Pucks ice cream bars, NHL branded ice cream, vending machine SANTA MONICA, CA -- U-Vend Inc.'s new Pucks ice…

Keurig K-Cup Inventor Says He Regrets Making Them

by Emily Jed

March 16, 2015

TAGS: K-Cup inventor, coffee service, OCS news, vending, Keurig K-­Cups, Kcup, non­recyclable coffee capsules, John Sylvan, Green Mountain Coffee, Keurig…

Roberto Marques To Lead Mondelezs North American Operations

by Emily Jed

March 10, 2015

TAGS: vending news, packaged food veteran, Roberto Marques, Mondelez International Inc., Irene Rosenfeld, Oreo, belVita, Wheat Thins and Trident …

Coffee Service In Micromarkets Can Determine Patron Loyalty

by Emily Jed

March 5, 2015

TAGS: vending, micro market, coffee service, micro market gourmet coffee, fresh brew specialty coffee, National Automatic Merchandising Association, NAMA…

Gilly Vending Awarded Premier Incs Nationwide Contract

by Emily Jed

March 5, 2015

TAGS: Gilly Vending Inc., vending news, Premier Inc. vending contract, cashless vending, healthy vending, Alonzo Mourning Healthy Beverages & Snacks…

Keurig And DS Services Partner On Javarama K-Cups

by Emily Jed

March 5, 2015

TAGS: office coffee service, single-cup coffee, Keurig Green Mountain, DS Services of America, Javarama coffee, K-Cups, Cott Corp. WATERBURY, VT -…

TV Documentary Series Opens Casting Call For Big Personality Vending Operators

by Emily Jed

March 5, 2015

TAGS: vending machine documentary, vending operator, vending operator personalities, vending operator casting call NEW YORK CITY -- A major U.S. cable…

U-Vend Targets Hockey Fans With Novelty Pucks Ice Cream

by Emily Jed

March 5, 2015

TAGS: vending, ice cream vending machine, U-Vend Inc., new premium frozen novelty, Pucks ice cream, hockey fans, FastCorp vending machines SANTA…

Washington Senate Votes To Ban Pot Vending Machines

by Emily Jed

March 5, 2015

TAGS: vending machine news, vending ban, Washington state marijuana vending ban, drive-through window pot ban, pot vending, Barbara Bailey OLYMPIA…

Zazzz Pot Venders Hit Kentucky

by Emily Jed

March 5, 2015

TAGS: American Green, Zazzz pot vender, pot vending in Kentucky, marijuana sales, VE Global, medical marijuana-approved states TEMPE, AZ -- American…

Maxwell House Introduces Iced Coffee Concentrates

by Emily Jed

TAGS: Kraft, Maxwell House Iced Coffee Concentrates, coffee drinkers, OCS product, office coffee service, Maxwell House coffee, Good to the Last Drop …

AVT Partners With PayRange For Mobile Payment

by Emily Jed

March 4, 2015

TAGS: vending machine, cashless vending, mobile payments, AVT Inc., PayRange CORONA, CA --- AVT Inc. said it has partnered with PayRange to allow its…

NAMAs Eric Dell Represents Industry On Food Policy Panel

by Emily Jed

March 4, 2015

TAGS: National Automatic Merchandising Association, Eric Dell, Institute of Food Technologists, Food Policy Update, vending, calorie disclosure rules …

The Keurig 20 Home Brewer Expands With K200 Series

by Emily Jed

March 4, 2015

TAGS: coffee service, vending, Keurig Green Mountain Inc., Keurig 2.0 home brewer WATERBURY, VT -- Keurig Green Mountain Inc. has expanded its Keurig…